Dec 17, 2017 1 convert vmdk to vdi using vboxmanage. Sadly, i have a virtualbox image that is in vmdk format, and i dont know how to conver. Convert vhd to vmdk, to convert a hyperv virtual machine to vmware. How to convert cloudera hadoop vbox vmdk to virtualbox vdi. Open a new terminal window and at the command line enter the following syntax. Lets encrypt ssltls certificates may require manual update. How to convert iso to vdi virtual box image osxdaily. First let me mention that virtualbox already supports vmdk files and can use them as is. How to convert img file to vdi file using oracle virtualbox.
In order to convert the img files to virtualbox vdi format we will use vboxmanage, a tool developed by oracle and included by default in virtualbox, with which we can resize the virtual machine, change the resolution, and so on. The vboxmanage command is the swis army knife of tools to manage all things virtualbox. Feb 20, 2018 to convert a virtual machine in vdi format into row format we need vboxmanage. This format is used to burn an image of the operating system onto usb thumbdrives similar to the iso format used to burn images to cds and dvds.
All combined, this tutorial will significantly enhance the flexibility and portability of our setup to convert vdi to vmdk. Converting virtual machine disk formats nerd drivel. Note you can also use the filename with absolute path of. Virtualbox convert vmdk to vdi with vboxmanage tecadmin. Oracle vm virtualbox can open vmware native virtual machine hard drive files in. Mar 09, 2016 run the below command and substitute your input and output virtual disk image paths. When i needed to increase the size of the storage file i wasnt able to do it under windows because the format vmdk. Just a note, but the biggest disadvantage is that raw will exctract a file that is the same size as the compressed drive onto your system. Feb 12, 2016 some time you will need to convert the storage from vmdk format to vdi format. Convert virtualbox vdi file to vmdk vmware communities.
Proof of familiarity for virtualization conversion. This is a simple graphical user interface windows utility for converting virtualbox vdi hard disk images into vmware vmdk hard disk images. Although, you can create a new virtual machine in virtualbox, and in the stage of choosing disk, choose existing one vmdk so you dont need to convert vmdk to vdi there is a dropdown, but besides, also a button to choose a hard disk file not listed yet in virtual media manager. In this article i am going to show how to convert vdi images to vmdk using the latest version of oracle vm virtualbox. Oct 18, 2019 we will be using tools like the vboxmanage command line utility and qemu, and take a look at how to convert corrupt vdi files to vmdk online. However, if you have not found the appropriate vmdk file converter in the internet, you can use our list of programs to. If your vmdk image file is connected to a vm, then you have to shutdown the vm first. Sometimes you might want to convert the vmwares virtual machine disk vmdk file into virtualboxs virtual desktop infrastructure vdi format, so that the new image can be transferred to another host system or imported into virtualbox using the virtual media manager. For resizing the disk, first, convert the vmdk file to vdi format using the following command vboxmanage clonehd ubuntu1864. At this point it would be nice to edit my existing vm settings in virtualbox to use the vdi instead, but i cannot find any way to do that. Virtual box convert vmdk to vdi no snapshot conversion.
Assuming you already have the virtualbox app installed, the conversion process from iso to vdi is quite simple. Its not one of the most widely used formats so if youve downloaded a vm, its unlikely its disk in is vdi format. There are many virtual disk formats, vdi, vmdk, vhd, vhdx, img, raw, hdd, and many more. Im converting a virtual disk from oracle virtualbox. Nov 02, 2016 i have recently downloaded a linux operating system for testing. Not only to vdi but also using the same vboxmanage tools of virtualbox the user can convert the iso image file to vdmk or vhd. The backupchain disk imaging toolset includes a p2v, v2p, and v2v converter which you can use to convert vhd to vhdx, for example in hyperv or to mount it directly. If you get a message about the command not being found then either add the path to the command to your path environment variable or specify the full path to the command. Sep 03, 2017 sometimes you might want to convert the vmwares virtual machine disk vmdk file into virtualboxs virtual desktop infrastructure vdi format, so that the new image can be transferred to another host system or imported into virtualbox using the virtual media manager. Vmdk to vdi and vdi to vmdk in windows 10 or any windows os. There are times when you use virtualbox and for some reason need to convert over to vmware or hyperv or other. Vboxmanage internalcommands createrawvmdk filename physical.
Aug 26, 2017 in this post we will see how we can convert a. In my case, the goal was to convert a vdi to a zfs zvol, but the approach should be the same with any block device. How to convert virtualbox vdi to vmdk on windows 10,8,7. So, i had to find a way to use img file in virtualbox. Virtualbox and vmware use different virtual machine formats, but each supports the standard open virtualization format. Convert virtual disk image vmware vmdk to virtualbox vdi. If the command runs but its not doing what you think it. I have recently downloaded a linux operating system for testing. First create a vmdk file pointing to your block device. Convert vhd files to vhdx, vmdk, vdi, and physical disk the backupchain disk imaging toolset includes a p2v, v2p, and v2v converter which you can use to. How to convert virtual machines between virtualbox and vmware. Sign up for free to join this conversation on github. This document explains how to convert a virtualbox vdi image into a vhd image. This is assuming your physical disk is the same or larger than the virtual disks maximum size.
Using the information we have gathered we will use the vboxmanage command with clonehd to run the conversion. Vhd to vhdx, vhd to vmdk, vhd to vdi, and vhd to disk. Convert vhd files to vhdx, vmdk, vdi, and physical disk. When i needed to increase the size of the storage file i wasnt able to do it. There are many websites offering file conversion of vmdk to vdi files online without having to download a special program to your computer. Oct 30, 2017 how to convert windows installations to virtual machine images by martin brinkmann on october 30, 2017 in tutorials 8 comments there are quite a few use cases for wanting to convert a windows installation to a virtual machine image. This doesnt work other way around though wmware cant open virtualbox. Converting vmdk files to vdi using vboxmanage 1 mar syntex. Firstly, download and install the latest version of oracle virtualbox if it is not already installed. Run the below command and substitute your input and output virtual disk image paths. How to convert iso to vdmk or vdi using virtualbox h2s media. Some time you will need to convert the storage from vmdk format to vdi format. Before starting work in this tutorial make sure to detach vdi disk from virtualmachine. Convert vdi virtualbox to raw, qcow2, qed, vmdk, vhd in.
Lets say you want to convert a vmware vmdk disk image to a virtualbox vdi disk image. The easiest way is to navigate to your virtualbox installation. Apr 29, 2012 virtualbox commandline interface vboxmanage provides an easy way to convert raw disk image to the vdi vmdk format and otherwise lets assume that we have raw image of the sdb device. How to convert windows installations to virtual machine images.
While i know how to do the conversion using vboxmanage to do this, i need to keep win 7 activated. Would vmware converter be able to do this conversion. Open cmd prompt, and navigate to your virtualbox folder, from here you will execute vboxmanage, using the conemedium command to clone the vhd and convert to vdi. Virtualbox commandline interface vboxmanage provides an easy way to convert raw disk image to the vdivmdk format and otherwise lets assume that we have raw image of the sdb device.
Its a pretty sure bet that running an exe file in linux wont work. Jun 01, 2017 go into the virtual media manager and remove the vmdk file from the guest vm. The standard virtualbox installation includes the commandline utility, vboxmanage, which can clone or convert a vmware vmdk file into virtual boxs own vdi. However lets continue with the original idea of converting. Fortunately, it does provide a utility to convert img files to vdi. I need to convert my windows 7 installation from vmdk to vdi format, because i need to resize the disk. This tutorial helps you to convert a vdi disk to vmdk disk using virtualbox vboxmanage command. Convert vdi virtualbox to raw, qcow2, qed, vmdk, vhd in windows. Unfortunately vhd and vhdx formats are amongst the least popular ones, but if youre running a hyperv server these are the only formats you can work with.
This is one of the builtin utility in linux which is responsible for copying files and conversion purposes. Finding this process on the internet is tedious, and usually involves using qemu, an opensource virtualization product to perform the. The downloaded os was in img format, and oracle virtualbox doesnt support the img format. Windows users can use the following command to change uuid of d. This is the first step to use the vmdk file in virtualbox without converting to vdi file format. How to convert img files to vdi format worldcad access.
In this example, im going to convert my windows 64 virtualbox image to a vmdk. If i start the vm, it uses the vmdk with the original size. Once you have the vmdk file, you can convert it to vdi format using the below command. Go to the directory in which virtual box is installed. Its said that virtualboxs vboxmanage modifyhd resize command can only be used on either vdi or vhd files. Now, using qemuimg, you have two steps, first convert to raw format, then use vboxmanage to convert to vdi. Convert virtualbox vdi hard drive image to vmware vmdk. Maybe i need to move the files to where vmware converter can access them, since there is no vmware converter on mac. To convert a vmdk file to iso, you will first have to convert it to a raw image and then you can use dd command to convert it to a iso file. Once the vm is completely shut down, you can remove the vmdk file from the vm. This way it should also work to directly convert vdi to uncompressed raw.
Mar 09, 2014 lets say you want to convert a vmware vmdk disk image to a virtualbox vdi disk image. For example if you have an iso in the downloads directory and you. To convert a virtual machine in vdi format into row format we need vboxmanage. Converts virtualbox vdi images to vmdk for vmware using a gui. Take note that you need to give it a filename or the process will create one using the uuid. The vboxmanage command will need to be in your path to be able to use it. Convert vdi to vmdk virtualbox to vmware scottlinux. Vdi is the native format for virtualbox and has many advantages over vmdk disk. Convert the img files to virtualbox vdi format silicon.
Very often, maybe due to fat32 partition limits, people split their vmware disc images into multiple files. You can create virtual images of remote machines as well, but need to specify the machines host. Usually the native file system has some compression but this is still a problem if you have gig disk images. All combined, this tutorial will significantly enhance the flexibility and portability of our setup to convert vdi. Dd and qemuimg in the system path and then open a command prompt window in the folder where the source vmdk file is. First you need to identify the vm vdi file path of the virtualbox machine you. This tool uses the virtualbox vboxmanage tool in command line. We will be using tools like the vboxmanage command line utility and qemu, and take a look at how to convert corrupt vdi files to vmdk online. To convert the running windows system to a virtual image for vmware, click on the convert machine option in the programs main interface to get started.
Vmdk also has its own advantages over other formats and you can also use vmdk disk with virtualbox. Oct 02, 2011 proof of familiarity for virtualization conversion. Convert virtualbox vdi hard drive image to vmware vmdk format ive been using virtualbox for my windows xp vm when im in linux to get a handle on those windows apps that i absolutely need, and to sometimes address a piece of hardware that otherwise wont work. Converting an iso to vdi is different from simply booting virtualbox from. Mar 01, 2016 converting vmdk files to vdi using vboxmanage 1 mar syntex. Download and install vmware server for your platform. Yes, this is the method in which we directly convert the iso image file. Luckily with the tools from virtualbox youre able to move virtual disks between vmdk and vdi formats. This article gives the steps to convert a virtualbox vmdk virtual hard drive to vdi.
Older versions of virtualbox used the tool called vditool, so you may find online resources that reference this utility. Once you have downloaded and installed the latest version of virtualbox. Convert vmdk to virtualbox vdi and compact disk russ michaels. How to convert vmdk virtual machine disk to vdi using.
The command worked for me that convert vhd to vdi is while i was in the folder vhd file exits. Before converting an existing vdi we need to make sure the vdi isnt registered and used anymore. So, you can easily use these two to make the conversion of vmdk to iso possible. A file conversion is just a change of the file that was created in one program vmdk file to a form intelligible for another program i. Jun 17, 2018 how to convert an iso image into vdi disk image. Easily convert vdi to vmdk images converting images from one format to another should not be that hard thats why i wrote the article how to clone a vbox virtualbox disk and how to convert vdi to vmdk in sun virtualbox vbox. Convert vmdk to raw you dont need any file extension, btw qemuimg convert something. You may want to do this if youd like to ability to shrink the drive using virtualbox commands. If you have used linux then you must be familiar with dd. Vsphere takes ovf file to create a virtual machine, but it also needs the vmdk which is the actual disk. Convert vhd to vhdx, for example in hyperv or to mount it directly.